coronavirus

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding an apology from a San Francisco hair salon owner for what she is calling a “set up” against her, after the California Democrat was caught inside the salon without a mask in violation of city guidelines. The city had forced salons to close in March to limit the spread …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to be ready to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine by November 1, according to new reports. In a letter to state governors and health officials last week, CDC director Robert Redfield said that Texas- based McKesson Corporation would soon be requesting permits to build distribution …

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on Wednesday revealed that he and his family recently battled the coronavirus, describing the ordeal as a “kick in the gut” — as he expressed gratitude that they’ve all since come out on the other side. The actor, 48, shared on Instagram that he, his singer wife Lauren Hashian, 35, and …

Amtrak will furlough more than 2,000 workers as a result of the steep decline in travel demand from the coronavirus pandemic. House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio said the workers were notified this week they would lose their jobs. In May, Amtrak said it needed a new $1.5 billion bailout and disclosed plans to cut …

Ford will offer early retirement incentives with hopes of cutting its US white-collar workforce by 1,400 more positions. Kumar Galhotra, the company’s president of the Americas, told employees about the offers Wednesday morning. The company says they’re part of an $11 billion restructuring plan that started more than a year ago. Most of the reductions …

Australia’s economy suffered its sharpest economic contraction since the Great Depression due to the pandemic, with data released Wednesday confirming the country is in its first recession in 28 years. The economy shrank 7 percent in June, the biggest contraction since records began in 1959, the government reported. Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Parliament: “This …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) visited a San Francisco hair salon for a wash and blow-out on Monday, the salon’s owner told Fox News, despite a citywide closure on hairstyling businesses. San Francisco only allowed hair salons to reopen with outdoor services on Tuesday, following a closure to combat the coronavirus pandemic. However, Pelosi …

Chicago has surpassed 500 killings so far this year, far outpacing the number of homicides in the city by this time last year. The city has seen 505 homicides this year, up from 333 by this point last year, Chicago Police said. Shootings have also spiked this year to 2,152, compared with 1,413 by this time …

Around two out of every five residents of New York would leave the city if they had the option, according to a new poll by the Manhattan Institute released on Tuesday. Out of all respondents, 39 percent said they would live outside the city if they had the option to live anywhere. The responses come …

United Airlines said Wednesday it is preparing to furlough 16,370 workers on Oct. 1 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate the airline industry. Chicago-based United had over 90,000 employees before the pandemic brought the industry to a near standstill in March and had warned in July that 36,000 jobs were at risk of involuntary …